UNIT 05: BECOMING A NEW NATION: THE REVOLUTION

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1 Name: ate: UNIT 05: EOMIN NEW NTION: TE REVOLUTION (SOL VS1.a,b,c,d,g,h,i; VS.5 a,b,c) Part I: Multiple hoice (6 points each) 1 Which colonist is a loyalist? ohn Matthew Walter Nicholas 3 Tracy s class visits Yorktown. On her field trip, she can expect to see the place where the ritish surrendered to the mericans Revolutionary War began. Patriots lost their first battle to the ritish attle of reat ridge occurred. 4 wande makes this list about a person from the merican Revolution. 2 Which statement explains the viewpoint of Parliament in the merican Revolution? They thought that all people had the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They thought that all slaves should be freed in the colonies. They thought that there should be no taxation without representation. They thought that they had the right to tax the colonists. wande was writing about Inspired patriots from other colonies Wanted no taxation without representation said...give me liberty or give me death Thomas efferson Patrick enry ack ouett ames Lafayette

2 5 Parliament believed it had legal authority over the colonies to issue taxes, but the colonists believed 6 only the King had legal authority to tax they should have legal authority to tax England their local assemblies had legal authority to tax taxes should only be paid on slaves 7 Which of the following is not true about the eclaration of Independence? It was written by Thomas efferson. It said that people had rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It was signed after the ontinental rmy won the merican Revolution. It said that the authority to govern belongs to people, not kings. ause Effect 8 The attle of reat ridge was the first land battle fought in Virginia during the Revolutionary War. mericans won the battle.? There are traitors in merica who are making plans against our home country of England. They are establishing committees and attempting to form their own government. s for me, I will remain a and fight for the King. What would EST fill in the empty box in the graphic organizer? The ritish surrendered to the mericans. ames Lafayette earned his freedom. The ritish overnor was forced the city of Norfolk. efferson and the eneral ssembly were warned the ritish were coming. Which term EST fills in the blank? Neutral Loyalist Patriot ederalist

3 9 ack ouett rode on horseback through the backwoods of Virginia to harlottesville to find reinforcements during the attle of reat ridge warn Thomas efferson that the ritish were coming force the ritish olonial overnor to flee Norfolk warn eorge Washington of a ritish attack 10 The ontinental rmy was made up of loyalists patriots ritish burgesses 12 Since many men left home to fight in the war, women took on more responsibility left their homes left for England joined the ontinental rmy 13 osie is summarizing the merican Revolution in an essay and has made a list of the events she needs to include in her essay. She has put them in the wrong order. Important Events during the Revolutionary War 1. ritish troops surrendered to the ontinental rmy at Yorktown. 2. The eclaration of Independence was signed. 3. cts are passed to tax the colonists. 11 Who won the attle of Yorktown to end the Revolutionary War? ritish mericans ermans merican Indians Which is the correct order? 1,2,3 3,1,2 2,3,1 3,2,1

4 Part II: Practical pplication 14 ill in the box by explaining each person s contribution and/or role during the merican Revolution. (2 points each, 10 points total) 15 uring the merican Revolution, some mericans believed very strongly in breaking away from England. Others believed that they should stay part of England. Still others simply wanted to stay out of the war altogether. If you lived in Virginia during the time of the Revolutionary War would you choose to be a patriot, loyalist or would you remain neutral? ive at least 2 reasons to explain your choice. (8 points)

5 16 hoose a leader from the merican Revolution that we have studied this unit. escribe at least 2 qualities this person had that made him a good leader. (2 points) nswers will vary by student. Leader s Name: Qualities: (1) (2) 17 What action(s) did he take that proved he had these qualities? (2 points)